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ASN Vice Presidential Symposium: Ecology, evolution and coevolution of host-parasite interactions

Duffy, Meghan [1], Auld, Stuart [2], Ochs, Jessica [3], Sebastian, Mathew [3], Hall, Spencer [4].

Predation of infected Daphnia can drive evolution of more rapid parasite proliferation and modulate competition between parasite species.


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1 - University of Michigan, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 830 N University, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1048, USA
2 - University of Stirling, Biological & Environmental Sciences, Stirling, UK
3 - Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Biology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0230, USA
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Keywords:
disease evolution
infectious disease
Experimental Evolution
Ecology
evolutionary ecology
host-parasite interaction
within host growth
tradeoffs
predation
mortality rate
epidemic size
parasite communities.

Presentation Type: Symposium Presentation
Session: 203
Location: Ballroom 2/Cliff Lodge
Date: Sunday, June 23rd, 2013
Time: 3:30 PM
Number: 203005
Abstract ID:657
Candidate for Awards:None


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